clutch cables and/or front motor mounts

[MarkN]

Does anybody know where to get a new clutch cable and/or front motor
mounts for my n600?
How about an effective (lasting) greasing technique for the clutch
cable...? I tried a light oil, and it worked great for about a month.
I don't see an easy way of injecting grease into the sheathing.
I've thought about burning the old rubber out of my front motor
mounts, and casting a new silicon rubber spud where the old rubber
was, but that sounds like a buncha hassle... Has anybody found a
reasonable substitute?
I found that the rear motor mount was easily "fixed" by putting the
car up on jack stands, lifting the motor up with a floor jack (just
the motor, not the car), and shimming the mount with some 1/4" thick
rubber I had sitting around. A little caulking holds my "booty-fab"
fix in place.
Thanks, Miles E.

[robertprentice55]

To lube the cable efficiently...it must be removed, held vertically, and "Slick 50 One Lube" shot to the inner cable...oscillating the cable and reshooting a couple of times, to be sure it travels thru the jacket to the other end... will work for a good long while.
As far as the sedan mounts...if they are not broken, but only collapsed, you can rotate them  1/2 a turn to change the direction of the stress, and get a little more life out of them!!  Good Luck 2 Ya!
wanna600 wrote:

> Does anybody know where to get a new clutch cable and/or front motor
> mounts for my n600?
> How about an effective (lasting) greasing technique for the clutch
> cable...? I tried a light oil, and it worked great for about a month.
> I don't see an easy way of injecting grease into the sheathing.
> I've thought about burning the old rubber out of my front motor
> mounts, and casting a new silicon rubber spud where the old rubber
> was, but that sounds like a buncha hassle... Has anybody found a
> reasonable substitute?
> I found that the rear motor mount was easily "fixed" by putting the
> car up on jack stands, lifting the motor up with a floor jack (just
> the motor, not the car), and shimming the mount with some 1/4" thick
> rubber I had sitting around. A little caulking holds my "booty-fab"
> fix in place.
> Thanks, Miles E.

[Love]

Miles,
Is this a short 70 cable or the 71, 72 cable that bends around the cooling fan assy?  In either case, the best way to lube the cable is to buy a lube tool from JCWhitney(motorcycle section).  It looks like a syringe with tube & clamps on the end.  Using it in place is easier than the verticle method, and with pressure, the cable interior is fully saturated with lubricant.
If the cable ends are frayed, that should be addressed as well (with a replacement cable).
Bruce Tamara Humes and Larry Cooley wrote:

> To lube the cable efficiently...it must be removed, held vertically, and "Slick 50 One Lube" shot to the inner cable...oscillating the cable and reshooting a couple of times, to be sure it travels thru the jacket to the other end... will work for a good long while.
> As far as the sedan mounts...if they are not broken, but only collapsed, you can rotate them  1/2 a turn to change the direction of the stress, and get a little more life out of them!!  Good Luck 2 Ya!
> wanna600 wrote:
> > Does anybody know where to get a new clutch cable and/or front motor > > mounts for my n600?
> > How about an effective (lasting) greasing technique for the clutch > > cable...? I tried a light oil, and it worked great for about a month.
> > I don't see an easy way of injecting grease into the sheathing.
> > I've thought about burning the old rubber out of my front motor > > mounts, and casting a new silicon rubber spud where the old rubber > > was, but that sounds like a buncha hassle... Has anybody found a > > reasonable substitute?
> > I found that the rear motor mount was easily "fixed" by putting the > > car up on jack stands, lifting the motor up with a floor jack (just > > the motor, not the car), and shimming the mount with some 1/4" thick > > rubber I had sitting around. A little caulking holds my "booty-fab" > > fix in place.
> > Thanks, Miles E.
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